Betung Kerihun National Park

Betung Kerihun National Park has an area of 8,000 km² located in the province of West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Topography of Betung Kerihun National Park is hilly mountain stretching that connects Muller Mountain and Betung Kerihun Mountain, as well as the boundary between the territory of Indonesia to Sarawak, Malaysia. Betung Kerihun National Park has various types of forest ecosystem is lowland forest, sub-montane, and Montana. With high-value plant diversity as much as 1.216 species (75% endemic to Borneo). There are approximately 48 species of mammals in example "Kelasi" (Presbytis rubicunda rubicunda), "Orangutan" (Pongo Satyrus), "Owa" (Hylobates muelleri), "Kepuh" (Presbytis frontata frontata) and "Kokah" (Presbytis femoralis chrysomelas); 301 birds species consists of 151 genera and 36 families, 15 species of migratory birds, and 24 species endemic to Borneo; 51 species of amphibian, 52 reptile species, 170 kinds of insects and 112 species of fish.

Besides having a diversity of plants and animals, flow very clear creek comes from the waterfall / cascade at the top of the hill, the sound of birds chirping and the cries of various animals, all of which can be seen and felt within the national park.

Residents around the park is largely derived from the Dayak tribe. Consisting of a group of Dayak Iban, Dayak Dayak Parks and Bukat. One habit that is quite unique from them is to use the "Tattoo" on the skin.

Object tourism in National Parks is Muller Mountains, Kerihun Mountain, and Betung Mountain is a paradise for hikers and rock climbers. We could scour the river, fishing, watching wildlife and plants, and cultural tourism in River Tekelan, Sibau, Mendalam, Embaloh and Kanyau. For rafting, Riam Lapan and Riam Matahari is a location that you will never forget.

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